Application of fluorescent probes to study structural changes in Aspergillus fumigatus exposed to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and voriconazole

Mycopathologia

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Gangwar, Madhurama ^a,d   Cole, Richard ^a   Ramani, Rama ^a   Sheehan, Daniel J ^c   Chaturvedi, Vishnu ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungals; Aspergillus fumigatus; Fluorescent microscopy; Internal organelles

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28; FLUORESCENT DYE; ITRACONAZOLE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BENZENESULFONATES; FLUORESCENT DYES; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROPIDIUM; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 33746889766     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-006-0040-y     Document Type: Article

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